21st CENTURY TOOLS FOR MEANINGFUL TEACHING AND LEARNING USING AUTHENTIC RESOURCES

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21st CENTURY TOOLS FOR MEANINGFUL TEACHING AND
LEARNING USING AUTHENTIC RESOURCES

• Susan L. Kendall, Government Publications
  Librarian
• Lorene R. Sisson, Education Librarian

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I want to find AUTHENTIC RESOURCES
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AUTHENTIC RESOURCES

• Definition reliable, verifiable resources
• Government resources are an excellent place to
  begin searching for authentic information.
• Sources for this definition are listed in
  the bibliography.

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ESSENTIAL AUTHENTIC RESOURCES1. Departments of
Education (U.S. and state) web pages 2. Other
federal/state agency web pages 3. ERIC Database
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STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL SEARCHING

• How do I find information on
• Cultural Diversity
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Demographics and Statistics
• Grants
• Organizations
• Standards and Assessment

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Should I search Education DepartmentsOR
Other AgenciesORERIC?
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Search ERIC when

• You are looking for subject information where you
  need journal articles or reports on projects,
  research or professional development.
• For a list of ERIC sponsored websites
• http//www.eric.ed.gov/searchdb/dbchart_s.html

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Search the web when.

• You need specific information such as statistics,
  application forms, lesson plans, organizations,
  etc.
• Recommended search engines
• Google/UncleSam http//www.google.com/unclesam
• FirstGov
• http//www.firstgov.gov

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Web site with handouts and bibliography for this
presentation is located at http//library.sjsu.e
du/staff/kendall/teachingtools.pptSusan Kendall
email susan.kendall_at_sjsu.eduLorene Sisson
email sisson_at_email.sjsu.edu